I just completely lose myself in this album, right from the first listen I just couldn't get away from it. 'Parting the Sea Between Brightness and Me' is an absolutely incredible album in so many ways. One I will not find myself letting go of anytime soon.

This is my favorite album of 2011. Lots of energy and good lyrics flow non-stop from start to finish. The slower sections are just as powerful as the loud, intense ones. "Home Away From Here" is their best song ever.

Remember Sum 41's "Half Hour of Power?" Yeah, neither do I, but the point is, Touche Amore take twenty minutes and infuse them with raw, seething, passionate intensity that sounds all the more epic and vital as is speeds on through the record, toward the continually inevitably near closer. This is a fleeting burst of lightning; magnificent for a flash, and then gone to whence it came, as GOB would say.

god DAMN. this is amazing. record is just dripping with raw emotion. While it may not be as hard hitting or agressive as previous releases, the melody and passion makes this just as intense as their 2nd album. Lyrics are a tad corny but its easy to overlook.

Just found out that they are playing in fucking Louisiana in a couple days as a last minute show. My area gets NO good shows EVER. emphasis on EVER!!! so pumped, i feel like a 12 yr old girl going see Justin Bieber. will cry and faint at the show m/

It's more melodic and easily more poetic, but it lacks the overall energy that was so palpable on their 2009 effort. Parting the Sea Between Brightness and Me is a great record that plays up the band's strengths, but after awhile it all begins to feel a bit 'samey,' and regretfully uninspired.

Touche Amore have the uncanny ability to condense the emotions they bring across. What might take several minutes to express for other bands usually only take a minute or so for Touche Amore. This formula was extremely calculated and focused on their debut, and for the most part this continues onto this record. While a bit samey in the middle, Touche Amore plays some of their best songs like "~", "The Great Repetition", "Method Act", and "Amends", utilizing their penchant for short, melodic emo breaks within their cathartic hardcore. The drumming is again excellent, and the vocals remain as emotion-infused as ever. While some consider this record to be a step down, I find it to be relatively on par with their debut, and a great album in its own respect.

Even better than "To the Beat". Touche Amore is so fucking amazing at what they do. Its hard to imagine a band that writes 1 minute long songs is so engaging, but they are the most engaging hardcore band I've ever heard. Lyrically, this fucking album is an incredibly poetic punch to the jaw, having lines that I've only heard once that I remember fully and vividly. I've only listened once but I'm already comfortable with this rating, its a fucking awesome album.

Sounds more polished than the last album, but it suffers from the same general problems as the last. It still doesn't detract too much from this extremely solid and enjoyable effort. Tilde fucking owns.

I wish I would have liked this better. Unfortunately the vocals kind of ruined it for me... The guy is just really one note and doesn't change it up AT ALL and it just wears on me after the first few songs. And the song Condolences starts out great until he starts back up with the yelling and that paired with the piano just sounded ridiculous. Overall though I think it was enjoyable and I can see myself returning to AT LEAST a few songs but those vocals man... and yes I know that's a staple of hardcore but if you look at bands like ATDI you know they don't have to be like that and it's far better with variation.

This is another excellent release from Touche Amore, featuring the same short, yet powerful songs and concise album length. And this time around, the guitars are more melodic and the production values overall are better. However, the lyrics haven't exactly improved, and the sense of energy and intensity that was so palpable in "...To The Beat" feels a bit lessened here. Regardless, this is still an extremely enjoyable album, and certainly among the best of the year so far.